pound

1. N-COUNT 英镑（英国货币单位，等于100便士）；镑（埃及等国的货币单位）
   The pound is the unit of money which is used in Britain. It is represented by the symbol £. One British pound is divided into a hundred pence. Some other countries, for example Egypt, also have a unit of money called a pound .
   1. Beer cost three pounds a bottle...
      啤酒每瓶3英镑。
   2. A thousand pounds worth of jewellery and silver has been stolen.
      价值1,000英镑的珠宝和银饰被盗。
   3. ...multi-million pound profits.
      数百万英镑的利润
   4. ...a pound coin.
      1英镑硬币
2. N-SING 英镑币制；镑币制
   The pound is used to refer to the British currency system, and sometimes to the currency systems of other countries which use pounds.
   1. The pound is expected to continue to increase against most other currencies.
      英镑对大多数其他货币的汇率有望继续升高。
3. N-COUNT 磅（英美等一些讲英语的国家的重量单位，合0.454千克）
   A pound is a unit of weight used mainly in Britain, America, and other countries where English is spoken. One pound is equal to 0.454 kilograms. A pound of something is a quantity of it that weighs one pound.
   1. Her weight was under ninety pounds.
      她的体重不足90磅。
   2. ...a pound of cheese.
      一磅奶酪
4. （流浪猫狗的）收留所，待领场
   A pound is a place where dogs and cats found wandering in the street are taken and kept until they are claimed by their owners.
5. （违章停放车辆的）扣留场
   A pound is a place where cars that have been parked illegally are taken by the police and kept until they have been claimed by their owners.
6. VERB 用力击打；连续砰砰地猛击
   If you pound something or pound on it, you hit it with great force, usually loudly and repeatedly.
   1. He pounded the table with his fist...
      他用拳头猛击桌子。
   2. Somebody began pounding on the front door...
      有人开始不停地猛敲前门。
   3. She came at him, pounding her fists against his chest.
      她冲向他，用拳头使劲打他的胸膛。
   4. ...the pounding waves.
      猛烈拍打的波浪
7. VERB 把…捣成粉状；捣碎；舂烂
   If you pound something, you crush it into a paste or a powder or into very small pieces.
   1. She paused as she pounded the maize grains.
      她捣玉米粒时停了一下。
8. VERB （常因恐惧而心脏）剧烈跳动，怦怦地跳
   If your heart is pounding, it is beating with an unusually strong and fast rhythm, usually because you are afraid.
   1. I'm sweating, my heart is pounding. I can't breathe.
      我浑身冒汗，心脏狂跳，呼吸困难。
9. See also: pounding
10. PHRASE （不顾别人痛苦而坚决要求的）应得的东西
    If you say that someone demands their pound of flesh, you mean that they insist on getting something they are entitled to, even though it may cause distress to the person it is demanded from.
    1. Banks are quick to demand their pound of flesh when overdrafts run a little over the limit.
       透支稍微超出限额时，银行便会很快要求归还欠款。

1. The pound's value against a basket of currencies hit a new low of 76.9.
   英镑对一篮子货币的比价创下76.9的新低。
2. We are not going to devalue the pound. I have made that crystal clear.
   我们不会让英镑贬值，这一点我已经说得很明白了。
3. Economic theory suggests that the devalued pound will boost the economy.
   经济学理论指出贬值的英镑将会促进经济的发展。
4. He was holding up a pound note that had been torn in half and stuck together with gum.
   他举着一张被撕成两半后又用胶粘在一起的一英镑的钞票。
5. I bought them for a pound apiece, near enough
   我几乎是以一英镑一件的价钱买下了它们。
6. Beef now costs well over 30 roubles a pound
   牛肉现在卖到了每磅30多卢布。
7. Beer cost three pounds a bottle
   啤酒每瓶3英镑。
8. A thousand pounds worth of jewellery and silver has been stolen.
   价值1,000英镑的珠宝和银饰被盗。
9. The pound is expected to continue to increase against most other currencies.
   英镑对大多数其他货币的汇率有望继续升高。
10. Her weight was under ninety pounds.
    她的体重不足90磅。
11. He pounded the table with his fist
    他用拳头猛击桌子。
12. Somebody began pounding on the front door
    有人开始不停地猛敲前门。
13. She came at him, pounding her fists against his chest.
    她冲向他，用拳头使劲打他的胸膛。
14. She paused as she pounded the maize grains.
    她捣玉米粒时停了一下。
15. I'm sweating, my heart is pounding. I can't breathe.
    我浑身冒汗，心脏狂跳，呼吸困难。
16. Banks are quick to demand their pound of flesh when overdrafts run a little over the limit.
    透支稍微超出限额时，银行便会很快要求归还欠款。
17. The meat ration was down to one pound per person per week
    肉的配给量降到了每人每周一磅。
18. The pound had sunk 10 per cent against the Schilling.
    英镑对奥地利先令的比价已经下跌了10%。
19. The drop was caused partly by the pound's strength against the dollar.
    下降的部分原因在于英镑对美元的升值。
20. Bank of England officials continued to insist that the pound would soon return to stability but disaster struck
    英格兰银行官员仍然坚持说英镑不久就会恢复稳定，但结果灾难爆发了。
21. Some analysts predicted that the exchange rate would soon be$ 2 to the pound.
    一些分析人士预测，英镑对美元的汇率将很快达到1:2。
22. The fare from the last unmanned station is probably less than a pound
    从上一个无人站过来的费用可能还不到1镑。
23. The price per pound works out at £ 3.20
    每磅价格合计3.20英镑。
24. The move stopped the pound's decline but failed to bring about a significant rally.
    这个行动制止了英镑的下跌，但是未能使比价有很大上升。
25. Tea is sold by the pound.
    茶叶按磅出售。
26. The pound stayed firm against the dollar in London.
    在伦敦英镑对美元的汇价坚挺。
27. The pound floated ( up/ down).
    英镑（向上/向下）自由浮动。

  beat flutter pound pulsate thump【导航词义：跳动；拍动】

  beat v. （心脏）跳动；拍动（翅膀）

〔辨析〕尤指心脏有规律地跳动，或指鸟类有节奏地拍打翅膀。

  flutter v. 拍打（翅膀），振（翼）

〔辨析〕特指鸟儿或有翅膀的昆虫快速而轻轻地振动翅膀。

  pound v. （心脏）狂跳；连续重击

〔辨析〕指激动、生气、愤怒等时心脏剧烈地跳动；也指使劲地连续击打。

  pulsate v. 搏动，跳动

〔辨析〕指心脏、动脉等有规律地振动或有节奏地舒张和收缩。

  thump v. （心脏）怦怦地跳

〔辨析〕指因恐惧或激动而心脏怦怦直跳。

  cage aviary coop pen pound【导航词义：笼子】

  cage n. 笼子

〔辨析〕普通用词，指圈养鸟兽的器物，通常用铁丝或铁条制成。

  aviary n. 大鸟笼

〔辨析〕尤指动物园的大型鸟舍或鸟类饲养场。

  coop n. 笼子，栏舍

〔辨析〕指关养家禽、兔子等小型动物的笼子或栏舍，尤指鸡笼。

  pen n. 畜栏，围栏

〔辨析〕指牛、马、羊、猪等家畜的圈，通常用围栏围着。

  pound n. 待领所

〔辨析〕指收留走失的狗或猫的地方，在此处这些动物由专人看管，直到其主人前来认领为止。

pound sth↔out

1. （用乐器）大声弹奏
   to play music loudly on a musical instrument

n.

(have, get, want, etc.) your pound of flesh

• （不顾别人死活要讨回）应得的东西
  the full amount that sb owes you, even if this will cause them trouble or suffering

in for a penny, in for a pound

• 一不做，二不休；有始有终
  used to say that since you have started to do sth, it is worth spending as much time or money as you need to in order to complete it

prevention is better than cure

• 预防优于补救；防患于未然是上策
  it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened

noun

1. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
   1. the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
   2. the pounding of feet on the hallway

   Synonym:    hammerhammeringpounding

2. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
   1. unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound

   Synonym:    dog pound

3. a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

   Synonym:    pound sign

4. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

   Synonym:    lbf.

5. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

   Synonym:    British poundBritish pound sterlingpound sterlingquid

6. the basic unit of money in Cyprus

   Synonym:    Cypriot pound

7. the basic unit of money in Egypt

   Synonym:    Egyptian pound

8. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland

   Synonym:    Irish poundIrish puntpunt

9. the basic unit of money in Lebanon

   Synonym:    Lebanese pound

10. the basic unit of money in the Sudan

    Synonym:    Sudanese pound

11. the basic unit of money in Syria

    Synonym:    Syrian pound

12. 16 ounces avoirdupois
    1. he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds

    Synonym:    lb

13. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

verb

1. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
   1. pound the roots with a heavy flat stone

2. place or shut up in a pound
   1. pound the cows so they don't stray

   Synonym:    impound

3. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
   1. The prisoners are safely pounded

   Synonym:    pound up

4. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
   1. the salesman pounded the door knocker
   2. a bible-thumping Southern Baptist

   Synonym:    thumppoke

5. partition off into compartments
   1. The locks pound the water of the canal

   Synonym:    pound off

6. strike or drive against with a heavy impact
   1. ram the gate with a sledgehammer
   2. pound on the door

   Synonym:    ramram down

7. move rhythmically
   1. Her heart was beating fast

   Synonym:    beatthump

8. move heavily or clumsily
   1. The heavy man lumbered across the room

   Synonym:    lumber